CH47 Aircraft Mechanic I

CH47 Aircraft Mechanic I

Requirements

• Valid up-to-date A&P license
• If no A&P license, shall have Three (3) years aviation maintenance experience, Two (2) years rotary wing aircraft experience, and Two (2) years on the assigned CH47 (MDS)
• All experience must be within the Six (6) most recent years
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization
• US Citizenship is required for a facility credentials/authorization at the work location
• Tools are Required; must possess own shadowed/etched Tools and Toolbox

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots malfunctions in aircraft structure, landing gear, flight surfaces and controls, anti-icing, pneudraulic, engines, auxiliary power unit, and ventilation and heating systems
• Repairs, replaces, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselage, and functional components including rigging, surface controls, and plumbing and hydraulic units, using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment
• Reads and interprets manufacturers’ and airline’s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components
• Performs 100-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic, and other hourly or calendar inspections, examines reciprocating engines for cracked cylinders and oil leaks, and listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions
• Inspects jet engine turbine blades to detect cracks, distortion, corrosion, burn-out, security, or breaks, tests engine operation, using testing equipment, to locate source of malfunction
• Work involves: replacing or repairing worn or damaged components, such as carburetors, alternators, magnetos, fuel controls, fuel pumps, oil pumps, and engine mounted gearboxes using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories, performs preflight, thru-flight, and post-flight maintenance inspections, performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft
• Supervises the jacking and towing of aircraft, enters in the maintenance records description of the work performed and verifies the work was performed satisfactorily
• May service engines and airframe components at line station making repairs, short of overhaul, required to keep aircraft in safe operating condition
• May specialize in work, repair and modification of structural, precision, and functional spare parts and assemblies, and may specialize in engine repair
• Perform other qualified duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess good communication skills; be adaptable, diversified and capable of troubleshooting entire aircraft system
• Working knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical and associated systems principles to complete properly all probable work tasks
• Knowledge of Quality Control, Production and Supply procedures required to perform job assignment
• Able to properly use a variety of common hand tools and measuring devices such as gauges, torque wrenches and scales and test, measurement and diagnostic equipment related to specific aircraft models
• Able to determine when faulty systems or assemblies can be corrected through repair of replacement of new parts and the nature and extent of repair required
• Must have skill in reading, applying and interpreting technical data